93/100 'Excellent' | Cameron Douglas MS
92/100 | Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review
4.5 STARS | Yvonne Lorkin
There's no doubt that Neudorf feature amongst the country's finest chardonnay producers and their wines consistently receive high praise from top international critics. Tiritiri is pitched at a more accessible price point than their other releases and it's an outstanding entry-level wine.
The fruit comes from three sites in the Moutere Hills and is a study in the careful balance between fruit, oak and acid. As with all Neudorf wines, it's elegant and classy but there are plenty of generous fruit characters on the palate to keep traditional chardonnay fans happy. Another excellent offering from Neudorf.
Cameron Douglas MS writes "A completely enticing bouquet of wild white flowers and fresh white fleshed stone fruits, some sweet grapefruit and moments of red apple. There’s a distinctive scents package of mineral and earth as well as a wild ferment and lees quality. Lovely generosity as the wine touches the palate, also youthful with a seam of ripe almost sweet acidity. Flavours mirror the bouquet led by citrus then apple, softer raw sugar sweet barrel notes and a chalky mineral texture that fills the palate nicely. An excellent example, youthful and well made."
The winery writes "Classic but not old fashioned. This morish chardonnay walks a tightrope of fruit, minerality, oak and acidity. There’s a beautiful purity to this wine, it offers a certain stillness. Summer fruits are woven together with rockpool minerality. This Tiritiri Chardonnay truly impresses with its delicate integration of oak. The use of barriques frame the wine gently, without demanding attention. There is beautiful shape to this wine, its voluminous without being overblown. What may be taken to be a rather broad palate on entry, tapers to a refreshing and modern finish."
Stock Level: | Out of Stock |
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Vintage: | 2022 |
Volume: | 750ML |
Alcohol: | 14% |
Seal Type: | Screwcap |